Legal Opinion
Allison Engine Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Sanders
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-214PublishedCited by 337 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes civil liability on any person who knowingly uses a “false record or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the Government,” 31 U. S. C. § 3729(a)(2), and any person who “conspires to defraud the Government by getting a false or fraudulent claim allowed or paid,” § 3729(a)(3). We granted review in this case to decide what a plaintiff asserting a claim under these provisions must show regarding the relationship between the making of a “false record or statement” and the payment or approval of “a false or fraudulent claim ... by the…
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